Hurricanes vs. Wild betting preview

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The Carolina Hurricanes (13-5-1) are lopsided favorites when they go on the road against the Minnesota Wild (9-7-4) on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT. The Hurricanes are -180 on the moneyline to win, while the Wild have +150 moneyline odds.

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Hurricanes to win vs Wild -180

Bet $20, Payout $31.11

Hurricanes vs. Wild Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Hurricanes (-180)
  • Underdog: Wild (+150)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Hurricanes vs. Wild Quick Facts

  • Carolina and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 11 of 19 matches (57.9%) so far this season.
  • Minnesota’s games have gone over 6.5 goals in nine of 20 chances this season.
  • Wednesday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two clubs.
  • The 5.9 goals per game that these two clubs concede combined are 0.6 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stat Insights

  • The Hurricanes’ 69 goals this season make them the third-best scoring team in the league.
  • Carolina has conceded the ninth-fewest goals in league action this season, 54 (2.8 per game).
  • The team has the league’s third-best goal differential at +15 this season.
  • Carolina has put up seven power-play goals on 54 chances this season, to rank 32nd in the NHL.
  • The Hurricanes’ offense has the NHL’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate (12.96%).
  • Carolina’s offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (ninth among all squads).
  • The Hurricanes kill 79.03% of their opponent’s power plays, the 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
  • The Hurricanes’ players win 49.7% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the league.
  • Carolina has a 10.8% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 16th in the league.
  • The Hurricanes’ players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.5 hits and 12.2 blocked shots per game.

Hurricanes Moneyline

  • Carolina has won 12 of the 16 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
  • Through nine games with moneyline odds shorter than -180 this season, the Hurricanes have been victorious eight times.
  • Carolina has a 64.3% chance of winning this game, per the moneyline odds.

Hurricanes Leaders

  • Sebastian Aho: seven goals and 11 assists
  • Seth Jarvis: 10 goals and six assists
  • Jackson Blake: four goals and nine assists
  • Frederik Andersen: 5-4-1 record, .886 save percentage, 31 goals given up

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Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stats Insights

  • The Wild have the NHL’s 23rd-ranked scoring offense (55 total goals, 2.8 per game).
  • Minnesota’s 61 total goals conceded (3.0 per game) rank 17th in the league.
  • Their -6 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
  • Minnesota has scored 20 power-play goals this season (on 77 chances). That’s the second-most in the NHL.
  • The Wild have the league’s fourth-best power-play conversion rate of 25.97%.
  • The 71.74% of opponent power plays the Wild kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Wild win 48.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 23rd-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • The 9.6% shooting percentage Minnesota has amassed ranks 27th in the league.
  • The Wild have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Wild Moneyline Insights

  • The Wild have been the underdog 11 times this season, and upset their opponent in five, or 45.5%, of those games.
  • Minnesota’s moneyline odds have been +150 or longer in two games this season, and it lost both.
  • The moneyline implies a 40.0% chance of victory for the Wild.

Wild Leaders

  • Kirill Kaprizov: 11 goals and 12 assists
  • Matthew Boldy: 10 goals and 11 assists
  • Marcus Johansson: seven goals and 10 assists
  • Filip Gustavsson: 5-7-2 record, .898 save percentage, 42 goals given up
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